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The goal of any real estate investor is to earn as much as possible with minimal risk. You can only achieve this if you know how to make smart choices. Luckily, if you know the three things that indicate a great real estate investment, you are a step closer to achieving that.

First, you need something with a good return. Real estate is an illiquid asset that requires you to minimize on your liquid assets. You need to make sure that the rate of return you get is similar to the one you were getting through liquid investments. This means that you should find a true cash flow property, and not a money pit.

If you use this knowledge and apply it to real estate, you need to look for cash flow rather than appreciation. The cash flow of a property is the money you have left over from the rental price after you have paid for all the necessary bills in relation to that property. The best possible investment allows you to leave your cash flow untouched in a bank account somewhere. Your cash flow will also go up as rent prices go up. If your mortgage payments stay the same, then your cash flow will be even better. You should be looking at a cash flow of at least 20%. There are a number of free to use cash flow calculators available online and you should use these at much as possible.

You may want to consider investing through a REIT (real estate investment rrust). Although this means you don’t need as much money to get started, it also means the returns are smaller. When you sign up with a REIT, your money is invested in real estate corporations. This can be anything from a construction company to a theme park. You can find the value of a REIT on the stock exchange and NASDAQ. A REIT, essentially, is like a mutual fund that only looks at real estate. You do need to think about a few things before you invest in a REIT. Look into the economic conditions of the locations of the key holdings first. Next, find out what the past performance of the REIT has been like. Also look into their future plans. Also, you need to look into who manages the REIT and how they have performed. A final thing to look into is the state of the current real estate market and how this will affect the performance of the REIT.